Are you searching for some delicious breakfast recipes: yogi-style?
If you’re looking for delicious, healthy, feel-good breakfast recipes that are in the yoga food category, you’re going to love these ones.
A yoga food type of breakfast is often light, fresh and healthy. It will include foods containing vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are easy to digest. A mixture of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats is recommended. Many yogi dishes are vegetarian. You can always add more protein to a vegetarian recipe by adding chicken, fish or beef if you are not vegetarian.
Some great protein options that fit with the yoga food diet are boneless chicken breast, fish, nuts, or quinoa. Think complex carbs like whole grains, beans, oats, or brown rice. Healthy fats like avocados, nut butters, healthier oils (avocado, olive) make great options for preparing breakfast.
What we choose to eat can help create a calm mindset and a balanced start to your day. Start your day the best way you can with these scrumptious and delicious yoga food breakfasts!
Avocado Toast
Avocado Toast with Egg (4 Ways) - Skinnytaste
Yes, the ever more popular and trendy avocado toast. But seriously, so good! What I love about avocado toast is that you can change up the way the egg is cooked, or how you cut/ smash and season the avocado. You can also skip the egg and add other toppings, like a salsa with fresh jalapeno, tomatoes and onions. Another idea is to add lemon and cooked or fresh kale. This recipe shows you different ways to prepare your avocado toast, so you won't get bored with just one!
Avocados are your healthy fat source, along with providing you with magnesium, potassium, and vitamins C, E, K and B6. The bread will be your complex carb, providing you with iron, protein, and calcium. And of course, you can add more protein with an added egg on top. Seasonings can vary depending on your taste, but I like garlic parsley salt in my avocado with some fresh veggies like jalapenos or tomatoes. Another way that I like avocado toast is with a sprinkle of hot sauce or red chile sauce on top.
Breakfast Protein Smoothie
Breakfast Smoothie (strawberry + pb + protein) - Fit Foodie Finds
A breakfast smoothie with protein and many options for other nutrition is a fast and easy breakfast. I love to throw in my favorite protein powder which is a 25g serving of protein. This link provided above is a pretty good beginner smoothie recipe. Smoothies are one of my favorite breakfasts. They are quick and uncomplicated for me and easy to take on the go.
One of my own favorite smoothie combos is 2 frozen bananas, 2 scoops of protein powder, oat milk, ice (as needed or preferred), a dash of almond extract for flavor and either granola, oats or nuts. In the Fall, I love to add pumpkin, a little bit of cinnamon, vanilla, protein powder, milk and ice for a lovely treat. Smoothies are easy to tailor, so make it your own!
A quick note on protein powders - keep trying different ones until you find the one you like! I started out with a supermarket run of the mill protein powder. Let me tell you - I couldn't force myself to drink it. It made me gag before I even took a drink because of the smell. So, I would recommend trying until you find one that you love, because you are much more likely to use it if you love it! The one I currently use and love is from Melaleuca Wellness Company. I like all three flavors they have (strawberry, chocolate, vanilla) and like to mix it up.
Overnight Oats
How to Make Overnight Oats + 11 Flavors to Try • One Lovely Life
This link above includes 11 flavors of overnight oats! What I love about overnight oats, is that you can grab them and eat on the go. With such a variety of flavors, you can find the ones you love. Or you can add your own twist of flavor. I often will also throw some oats into my breakfast protein smoothies.
There are many reasons why oats are included in a yoga type of diet. Oats are a great source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They are considered to be one of the healthiest grains on earth. Oats are also gluten-free, so no trouble for those with a gluten allergy. Oats contain about 13 grams of protein per cup, so they can also be considered a morning protein boost! If you are a breastfeeding mama, oats have been shown to boost your milk supply.
If you are looking for a quick, yoga inspired breakfast - this is for you. Grab some cute mason jars, glasses or bowls and make some overnight oats. These are another great grab and go type of breakfast.
Oatmeal Pancakes
Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes With 3 Ingredients | The BEST Healthy Pancake Recipe (thebigmansworld.com)
Pancakes for breakfast are my favorite. Since I love oatmeal, these are a hit for me. This recipe only calls for milk, banana and ground oats. We talked about all the benefits of oats, so prepare an egg on the side to your liking and enjoy some healthy oatmeal pancakes.
To make these simple yet delicious pancakes your own, you could add any flavor or topping to your liking. Coconut flakes in the batter, or a dash of cinnamon with clove. You could add dark chocolate chips with banana on top. So many wonderful and delicious creations can be made with the strong base of this simple recipe.
If you have not tried these healthy oatmeal pancakes, give them a try! They might just become a regular rotating recipe in your busy kitchen.
Yogurt Protein Parfait
Make Ahead Fruit and Yogurt Protein Parfaits - The Lemon Bowl®
For a yoga food type of breakfast, these yogurt protein parfaits are super yummy. You can even prep a few of these and store them in the refrigerator for a few days out. You can go really crazy adding any toppings or flavors to your parfait depending on your favorites and taste. Also - kid friendly! My kids love these.
In a basic yogurt parfait recipe, you will need yogurt (I try to get a high protein, low sugar option), chopped fresh fruits, flavored syrups/ honey, nuts, or granola. You can also add a protein powder to the yogurt before making the parfait. Any other toppings you want to add, be creative!
My favorite parfait has a protein yogurt, honey, fresh fruits like bananas, strawberries, or grapes. I also love granola in mine. Sometimes I will add chopped pecans or walnuts. You can also add a cooked pumpkin puree with cinnamon and a dash of clove for a Fall protein parfait! Another favorite yogurt parfait that I have tried was a honey lavender yogurt parfait with a honey brittle. To DIE for.
Breakfast Salad
Salad for Breakfast! (thepioneerwoman.com)
Salad for breakfast? Yes! Where are all you salad lovers? Honestly, salad for breakfast is right up my alley. I love fresh greens, good-for-me veggies and a yummy vinaigrette type dressing. Adding in nuts, seeds, cheeses, eggs, avocados are great ways to enhance your salads taste as well as nutritional value.
The Pioneer Woman's twist above adds in fresh fruits and a few donut holes for that sweet bite. I love to add apples, pecans and a good mozzarella cheese to my salads. You can meal prep ahead and have some salads ready to eat in the fridge so its easier to grab and eat in a rush.
Some other ideas are adding hard-boiled eggs, bacon bits, sausage, variety of healthy greens, herbs and you can change up the veggies you use. There are so many options with salads!
Breakfast Bowl
Savory Quinoa Breakfast Bowl - Eat With Clarity
Have you tried a buddha bowl yet? You can try these for breakfast, lunch or dinner and mix up your ingredients. These can vary drastically depending on what you want to add to them. The one linked above is a savory quinoa breakfast bowl, with added egg for more protein.
To make your buddha bowls, start with some quinoa, and then add ingredients from there! You can add cooked kale, sweet potato, cooked spinach, avocados, nuts, hemp hearts, bacon bits and more!
This is a breakfast that might take some more time and planning then some of the other options, but so worth it for the savory flavor. I'll be making some on a slow weekend morning. If you cook some of your ingredients (quinoa maybe?) ahead of time you can quickly prepare the rest of the meal for a faster breakfast routine.
Quinoa Breakfast Porridge
Bircher Muesli Bowl +Video – Supercharged Food
Okay yes, this is another type of breakfast bowl. But these bowls are SO different from the savory one posted above. These are more of a sweet breakfast bowl. The one above is a Bircher muesli bowl. This bowl will have a sweeter oatmeal taste. You can mix up ingredients like which type of milk you prefer to give your Bircher a different taste.
Another sweet breakfast bowl is a quinoa, cardamom and fig bowl. This bowl reminds me of a sweet breakfast rice with cinnamon but this one packs in the protein with quinoa as a base. You can also use quinoa to make a breakfast porridge with fresh fruit on top (pictured above).
These bowls might also take extra time and prep, but you can make extra and have it for breakfast for a few days. Or save these for a special occasion when you want a wonderful, supercharged yoga style breakfast. OR just when you have the time!
Banana Oat Waffles
Easy healthy banana oat waffles - Simply Delicious (simply-delicious-food.com)
Waffles, yes please! You will definitely want to try these healthy banana oat waffles. This recipe linked above is gluten-free and dairy-free for those that have food allergies. If you love oats like I do, you will definitely love them. Kids love these waffles too, and they are a little healthier than other waffle options.
Banana oat waffles can be topped with a variety of toppings. You can go for fresh fruits, maple syrup, nuts, seeds, dark chocolate drizzle, whipped cream, any flavor of Belgian waffle creams. I like mine with more fresh banana on top, with chopped pecans and a little dark chocolate drizzle. Mmmm so good.
I hope that you’ve found a yoga food breakfast recipe that you want to try soon! There are so many great options on this list that you can play with to make your own.
Breakfast is an important part of your morning, some say the most important meal of the day. What you intentionally choose to put into your body will impact your day in many ways. There are many reasons why we should mindfully choose what we eat and because you are reading this possibly you are seeking to do the same.
